Upcoming events

FROM A TO ZAVEN. A project by Maria Cristina Didero and Francesca Molteni
IIC Istituto Italiano di Cultura – TorontoJanuary 22 – March 15 2019Opening night: January 22 | 6:30pm
On the occasion of the “Design TO Festival” the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in collaboration with Studio Zaven and MUSE Fac...

#IONONHOPAURA: BETWYLL MEETS CANADA
Social Reading Project
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura promotes #IoNonHoPaura, an innovative social reading project with the technical partnership of Betwyll and in collaboration with the Italian and Media Departments of University of Toronto, York University, and University of Toronto...

Discover the roots of the Italian carnival tradition, its many regional representations, cultural importance, strong connections with religion and history, and why it is still so popular today.
Join us for a fascinating journey through masks, costumes, parades, medieval jousting tournament re-enacted, and food. Travel...

The Istituto Italiano di Cultura is pleased to present :"Dronesphere Colloquium"
No city has yet confronted a large scale domestic integration of either autonomous, or remotely piloted aerial vehicles. Although, various district-scale experiments, testing the occupation of urban airspace, are underway. During the latter...

The University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) and the Maschere duemondi theatre troupe are excited to announce this year’s Italian performance: Ciao, Professoressa! an adaptation of Lina Wertmüller’s 1992 comedy, Ciao, Professore!, as performed by students of Italian Studies and directed by Teresa Lobalsamo (UTM facu...

Lecture
Mask is possibly the oldest form of artistic expression in the world. It traverses most known cultures and lies at the intersection of ritual and art. Paola Piizi and Sara Sartori will discuss the story of the Sartori family: its role in recovering the artistic significance and the ancient manufacturing technique...

The Istituto Italiano di Cultura is pleased to support guest violinist Silvia Mandolini at:
Francis Patrick Ubertelli, Recital of Works
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition, University of Toronto.
Click HERE to download the Program
Silvia Mandolini:
Si...

Movie
Nina Martini, a single mother, gets a temporary job at the Barrata elderly residence. It is a relief for her to get this job and she enjoys the quietness of the place and the work shifts with thirty other women. But soon she discovers the well-kept secret of the manager, a well-established system of small sexual...

Italian Opera Libretti: Words Weaving Wonder, and Music
Lecture -
The talk will consider the literary specificity of the Italian opera libretto considering historical, political, and literary contexts, to fully comprehend the development of its form. It will address questions such as the literary dignity of the libretti,...

Opera production by Teatro Regio di Parma on the occasion of Festival Verdi.
For the series of operas from 'Festival Verdi', the Istituto Italiano di Cultura presents NABUCCO , conducted by Michele Mariotti, directed by Daniele Abbado
Four lyric part drama, on a libretto by TEMISTOCLE SOLERA...